TY - JOUR A1 - Masota, Nelson E. A1 - Ohlsen, Knut A1 - Schollmayer, Curd A1 - Meinel, Lorenz A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike T1 - Isolation and characterization of galloylglucoses effective against multidrug-resistant strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae JF - Molecules N2 - The search for new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant (MDR), Gram-negative bacteria is crucial with respect to filling the antibiotics development pipeline, which is subject to a critical shortage of novel molecules. Screening of natural products is a promising approach for identifying antimicrobial compounds hosting a higher degree of novelty. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of four galloylglucoses active against different MDR strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. A crude acetone extract was prepared from Paeonia officinalis Linnaeus leaves, and bioautography-guided isolation of active compounds from the extract was performed by liquid–liquid extraction, as well as open column, flash, and preparative chromatographic methods. Isolated active compounds were characterized and elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out on E. coli and K. pneumoniae using 2 reference strains and 13 strains hosting a wide range of MDR phenotypes. Furthermore, in vivo antibacterial activities were assessed using Galleria mellonella larvae, and compounds 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose, 3-O-digalloyl-1,2,4,6-tetra-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose, 6-O-digalloyl-1,2,3,4-tetra-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose, and 3,6-bis-O-digalloyl-1,2,4-tri-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose were isolated and characterized. They showed minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values in the range of 2–256 µg/mL across tested bacterial strains. These findings have added to the number of known galloylglucoses from P. officinalis and highlight their potential against MDR Gram-negative bacteria. KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - Enterobacteriaceae KW - Paeonia KW - gallotannins KW - isolation KW - structural elucidation KW - Escherichia coli KW - Klebsiella pneumoniae Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-286179 SN - 1420-3049 VL - 27 IS - 15 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - El Mouali, Youssef A1 - Gerovac, Milan A1 - Mineikaitė, Raminta A1 - Vogel, Jörg T1 - In vivo targets of Salmonella FinO include a FinP-like small RNA controlling copy number of a cohabitating plasmid JF - Nucleic Acids Research N2 - FinO-domain proteins represent an emerging family of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) with diverse roles in bacterial post-transcriptional control and physiology. They exhibit an intriguing targeting spectrum, ranging from an assumed single RNA pair (FinP/traJ) for the plasmid-encoded FinO protein, to transcriptome-wide activity as documented for chromosomally encoded ProQ proteins. Thus, the shared FinO domain might bear an unusual plasticity enabling it to act either selectively or promiscuously on the same cellular RNA pool. One caveat to this model is that the full suite of in vivo targets of the assumedly highly selective FinO protein is unknown. Here, we have extensively profiled cellular transcripts associated with the virulence plasmid-encoded FinO in Salmonella enterica. While our analysis confirms the FinP sRNA of plasmid pSLT as the primary FinO target, we identify a second major ligand: the RepX sRNA of the unrelated antibiotic resistance plasmid pRSF1010. FinP and RepX are strikingly similar in length and structure, but not in primary sequence, and so may provide clues to understanding the high selectivity of FinO-RNA interactions. Moreover, we observe that the FinO RBP encoded on the Salmonella virulence plasmid controls the replication of a cohabitating antibiotic resistance plasmid, suggesting cross-regulation of plasmids on the RNA level. KW - antisense RNA KW - Escherichia coli KW - chromosomal genes KW - protein KW - chaperone KW - virulence KW - family KW - HFQ KW - specificity KW - inhibition Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-261072 VL - 49 IS - 9 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hör, Jens T1 - Discovery of RNA/protein complexes by Grad-seq T1 - Ermittlung von RNA/Protein-Komplexen mittels Grad-seq N2 - Complex formation between macromolecules constitutes the foundation of most cellular processes. Most known complexes are made up of two or more proteins interacting in order to build a functional entity and therefore enabling activities which the single proteins could otherwise not fulfill. With the increasing knowledge about noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) it has become evident that, similar to proteins, many of them also need to form a complex to be functional. This functionalization is usually executed by specific or global RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that are specialized binders of a certain class of ncRNAs. For instance, the enterobacterial global RBPs Hfq and ProQ together bind >80 % of the known small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs), a class of ncRNAs involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. However, identification of RNA-protein interactions so far was performed individually by employing low-throughput biochemical methods and thereby hindered the discovery of such interactions, especially in less studied organisms such as Gram-positive bacteria. Using gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq), the present thesis aimed to establish high-throughput, global RNA/protein complexome resources for Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae in order to provide a new way to investigate RNA-protein as well as protein-protein interactions in these two important model organisms. In E. coli, Grad-seq revealed the sedimentation profiles of 4,095 (∼85 % of total) transcripts and 2,145 (∼49 % of total) proteins and with that reproduced its major ribonucleoprotein particles. Detailed analysis of the in-gradient distribution of the RNA and protein content uncovered two functionally unknown molecules—the ncRNA RyeG and the small protein YggL—to be ribosomeassociated. Characterization of RyeG revealed it to encode for a 48 aa long, toxic protein that drastically increases lag times when overexpressed. YggL was shown to be bound by the 50S subunit of the 70S ribosome, possibly indicating involvement of YggL in ribosome biogenesis or translation of specific mRNAs. S. pneumoniae Grad-seq detected 2,240 (∼88 % of total) transcripts and 1,301 (∼62 % of total) proteins, whose gradient migration patterns were successfully reconstructed, and thereby represents the first RNA/protein complexome resource of a Gram-positive organism. The dataset readily verified many conserved major complexes for the first time in S. pneumoniae and led to the discovery of a specific interaction between the 3’!5’ exonuclease Cbf1 and the competence-regulating ciadependent sRNAs (csRNAs). Unexpectedly, trimming of the csRNAs by Cbf1 stabilized the former, thereby promoting their inhibitory function. cbf1 was further shown to be part of the late competence genes and as such to act as a negative regulator of competence. N2 - Makromoleküle, die Komplexe bilden, sind die Grundlage der meisten zellulären Prozesse. Die meisten bekannten Komplexe bestehen aus zwei oder mehr Proteinen, die interagieren, um eine funktionelle Einheit zu bilden. Diese Interaktionen ermöglichen Funktionen, die die einzelnen Proteine nicht erfüllen könnten. Wachsende wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über nichtkodierende RNAs (ncRNAs) haben gezeigt, dass, analog zu Proteinen, auch viele ncRNAs Komplexe bilden müssen, um ihre Funktionen ausüben zu können. Diese Funktionalisierung wird normalerweise von spezifischen oder globalen RNA-bindenden Proteinen (RBPs), die auf eine bestimmte Klasse an ncRNAs spezialisiert sind, durchgeführt. So binden beispielsweise die in Enterobakterien verbreiteten globalen RBPs Hfq und ProQ zusammen >80 % der bekannten kleinen regulatorischen RNAs (sRNAs)—eine Klasse der ncRNAs, die in die posttranskriptionelle Genexpressionsregulation involviert ist. RNA-Protein-Interaktionen wurden bisher anhand einzelner Moleküle und mithilfe von biochemischen Methoden mit niedrigem Durchsatz identifiziert, was die Entdeckung solcher Interaktionen erschwert hat. Dies gilt insbesondere für Organismen, die seltener Gegenstand der Forschung sind, wie beispielsweise grampositive Bakterien. Das Ziel dieser Doktorarbeit war es, mittels gradient profiling by sequencing (Grad-seq) globale Hochdurchsatzkomplexomdatensätze der RNA-ProteinInteraktionen in Escherichia coli und Streptococcus pneumoniae zu generieren. Diese Datensätze ermöglichen es auf eine neue Art und Weise RNA-Protein- und ProteinProtein-Interaktionen in diesen wichtigen Modellorganismen zu untersuchen. Die E. coli Grad-seq-Daten beinhalten die Sedimentationsprofile von 4095 Transkripten (∼85 % des Transkriptoms) und 2145 Proteinen (∼49 % des Proteoms), mit denen die wichtigsten Ribonukleoproteine reproduziert werden konnten. Die detaillierte Analyse der Verteilung von RNAs und Proteinen im Gradienten zeigte, dass zwei Moleküle, deren Funktionen bisher unbekannt waren—die ncRNA RyeG und das kleine Protein YggL—ribosomenassoziiert sind. Durch weitere Charakterisierung konnte gezeigt werden, dass RyeG für ein toxisches Protein mit einer Länge von 48 Aminosäuren kodiert, das bei Überexpression die Latenzphase drastisch verlängert. Für YggL konnte eine Interaktion mit der 50S Untereinheit von 70S Ribosomen nachgewiesen werden, was auf eine potenzielle Funktion in der Biogenese von Ribosomen oder bei der Translation bestimmter mRNAs hindeutet. Die S. pneumoniae Grad-seq Daten beinhalten 2240 Transkripte (∼88 % des Transkriptoms) und 1301 Proteine (∼62 % des Proteoms), deren Migrationsprofile im Gradienten erfolgreich rekonstruiert werden konnten. Dieser RNA/ProteinKomplexomdatensatz eines grampositiven Organismus ermöglichte erstmalig die Verifizierung der wichtigsten konservierten Komplexe von S. pneumoniae. Weiterhin konnte eine spezifische Interaktion der 3’!5’-Exonuklease Cbf1 mit den ciadependent sRNAs (csRNAs), die an der Regulation von Kompetenz beteiligt sind, nachgewiesen werden. Überraschenderweise stabilisiert das von Cbf1 durchgeführte Kürzen der csRNAs die selbigen, was deren inhibitorische Funktion unterstützt. Darüber hinaus konnte gezeigt werden, dass cbf1 eines der späten Kompetenzgene ist und als solches als negativer Regulator der Kompetenz agiert. KW - Multiproteinkomplex KW - RNS-Bindungsproteine KW - RNS KW - Escherichia coli KW - Streptococcus pneumoniae KW - Complexome KW - RNA-binding protein KW - RNA KW - Escherichia coli KW - Streptococcus pneumoniae KW - Grad-seq KW - Bacteria Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-211811 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Okoro, Chinyere K. A1 - Barquist, Lars A1 - Connor, Thomas R. A1 - Harris, Simon R. A1 - Clare, Simon A1 - Stevens, Mark P. A1 - Arends, Mark J. A1 - Hale, Christine A1 - Kane, Leanne A1 - Pickard, Derek J. A1 - Hill, Jennifer A1 - Harcourt, Katherine A1 - Parkhill, Julian A1 - Dougan, Gordon A1 - Kingsley, Robert A. T1 - Signatures of adaptation in human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 populations from sub-Saharan Africa JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases N2 - Two lineages of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) of multi-locus sequence type ST313 have been linked with the emergence of invasive Salmonella disease across sub-Saharan Africa. The expansion of these lineages has a temporal association with the HIV pandemic and antibiotic usage. We analysed the whole genome sequence of 129 ST313 isolates representative of the two lineages and found evidence of lineage-specific genome degradation, with some similarities to that observed in S. Typhi. Individual ST313 S. Typhimurium isolates exhibit a distinct metabolic signature and modified enteropathogenesis in both a murine and cattle model of colitis, compared to S. Typhimurium outside of the ST313 lineages. These data define phenotypes that distinguish ST313 isolates from other S. Typhimurium and may represent adaptation to a distinct pathogenesis and lifestyle linked to an-immuno-compromised human population. KW - genome sequence KW - infection KW - pathogenicity KW - children KW - disease KW - adults KW - identification KW - Escherichia coli KW - virulence Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-143779 VL - 9 IS - 3 ER - TY - THES A1 - Leimbach, Andreas T1 - Genomics of pathogenic and commensal \(Escherichia\) \(coli\) T1 - Genomik pathogener und kommensaler \(Escherichia\) \(coli\) N2 - High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has revolutionized bacterial genomics. Its unparalleled sensitivity has opened the door to analyzing bacterial evolution and population genomics, dispersion of mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and within-host adaptation of pathogens, such as Escherichia coli. One of the defining characteristics of intestinal pathogenic E. coli (IPEC) pathotypes is a specific repertoire of virulence factors (VFs). Many of these IPEC VFs are used as typing markers in public health laboratories to monitor outbreaks and guide treatment options. Instead, extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) isolates are genotypically diverse and harbor a varied set of VFs -- the majority of which also function as fitness factors (FFs) for gastrointestinal colonization. The aim of this thesis was the genomic characterization of pathogenic and commensal E. coli with respect to their virulence- and antibiotic resistance-associated gene content as well as phylogenetic background. In order to conduct the comparative analyses, I created a database of E. coli VFs, ecoli_VF_collection, with a focus on ExPEC virulence-associated proteins (Leimbach, 2016b). Furthermore, I wrote a suite of scripts and pipelines, bac-genomics-scripts, that are useful for bacterial genomics (Leimbach, 2016a). This compilation includes tools for assembly and annotation as well as comparative genomics analyses, like multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), assignment of Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) categories, searching for protein homologs, detection of genomic regions of difference (RODs), and calculating pan-genome-wide association statistics. Using these tools we were able to determine the prevalence of 18 autotransporters (ATs) in a large, phylogenetically heterogeneous strain panel and demonstrate that many AT proteins are not associated with E. coli pathotypes. According to multivariate analyses and statistics the distribution of AT variants is instead significantly dependent on phylogenetic lineages. As a consequence, ATs are not suitable to serve as pathotype markers (Zude et al., 2014). During the German Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in 2011, the largest to date, we were one of the teams capable of analyzing the genomic features of two isolates. Based on MLST and detection of orthologous proteins to known E. coli reference genomes the close phylogenetic relationship and overall genome similarity to enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) 55989 was revealed. In particular, we identified VFs of both STEC and EAEC pathotypes, most importantly the prophage-encoded Shiga toxin (Stx) and the pAA-type plasmid harboring aggregative adherence fimbriae. As a result, we could show that the epidemic was caused by an unusual hybrid pathotype of the O104:H4 serotype. Moreover, we detected the basis of the antibiotic multi-resistant phenotype on an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) plasmid through comparisons to reference plasmids. With this information we proposed an evolutionary horizontal gene transfer (HGT) model for the possible emergence of the pathogen (Brzuszkiewicz et al., 2011). Similarly to ExPEC, E. coli isolates of bovine mastitis are genotypically and phenotypically highly diverse and many studies struggled to determine a positive association of putative VFs. Instead the general E. coli pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is implicated as a deciding factor for intramammary inflammation. Nevertheless, a mammary pathogenic E. coli (MPEC) pathotype was proposed presumably encompassing strains more adapted to elicit bovine mastitis with virulence traits differentiating them from commensals. We sequenced eight E. coli isolates from udder serous exudate and six fecal commensals (Leimbach et al., 2016). Two mastitis isolate genomes were closed to a finished-grade quality (Leimbach et al., 2015). The genomic sequence of mastitis-associated E. coli (MAEC) strain 1303 was used to elucidate the biosynthesis gene cluster of its O70 LPS O-antigen. We analyzed the phylogenetic genealogy of our strain panel plus eleven bovine-associated E. coli reference strains and found that commensal or MAEC could not be unambiguously allocated to specific phylogroups within a core genome tree of reference E. coli. A thorough gene content analysis could not identify functional convergence of either commensal or MAEC, instead both have only very few gene families enriched in either pathotype. Most importantly, gene content and ecoli_VF_collection analyses showed that no virulence determinants are significantly associated with MAEC in comparison to bovine fecal commensals, disproving the MPEC hypothesis. The genetic repertoire of bovine-associated E. coli, again, is dominated by phylogenetic background. This is also mostly the case for large virulence-associated E. coli gene cluster previously associated with mastitis. Correspondingly, MAEC are facultative and opportunistic pathogens recruited from the bovine commensal gastrointestinal microbiota (Leimbach et al., 2017). Thus, E. coli mastitis should be prevented rather than treated, as antibiotics and vaccines have not proven effective. Although traditional E. coli pathotypes serve a purpose for diagnostics and treatment, it is clear that the current typing system is an oversimplification of E. coli's genomic plasticity. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) revealed many nuances of pathogenic E. coli, including emerging hybrid or heteropathogenic pathotypes. Diagnostic and public health microbiology need to embrace the future by implementing HTS techniques to target patient care and infection control more efficiently. N2 - Eines der definierenden Charakteristika intestinal pathogener E. coli (IPEC) Pathotypen ist ein spezifisches Repertoire an Virulenzfaktoren (VFs). Viele dieser IPEC VFs werden als Typisierungsmarker benutzt. Stattdessen sind Isolate extraintestinal pathogener E. coli (ExPEC) genotypisch vielfältig und beherbergen verschiedenartige VF Sets, welche in der Mehrheit auch als Fitnessfaktoren (FFs) für die gastrointestinale Kolonialisierung fungieren. Das Ziel dieser Dissertation war die genomische Charakterisierung pathogener und kommensaler E. coli in Bezug auf ihren Virulenz- und Antibiotikaresistenz-assoziierten Gengehalt sowie ihre phylogenetische Abstammung. Als Voraussetzung für die vergleichenden Analysen erstellte ich eine E. coli VF-Datenbank, ecoli_VF_collection, mit Fokus auf Virulenz-assoziierte Proteine von ExPEC (Leimbach, 2016b). Darüber hinaus programmierte ich mehrere Skripte und Pipelines zur Anwendung in der bakteriellen Genomik, bac-genomics-scripts (Leimbach, 2016a). Diese Sammlung beinhaltet Tools zur Unterstützung von Assemblierung und Annotation sowie komparativer Genomanalysen, wie Multilokus-Sequenztypisierung (MLST), Zuweisung von Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) Kategorien, Suche nach homologen Proteinen, Identifizierung von genomisch unterschiedlichen Regionen (RODs) und Berechnung Pan-genomweiter Assoziationsstatistiken. Mithilfe dieser Tools konnten wir die Prävalenz von 18 Autotransportern (ATs) in einer großen, phylogenetisch heterogenen Stammsammlung bestimmen und nachweisen, dass viele AT-Proteine nicht mit E. coli Pathotypen assoziiert sind. Multivariate Analysen und Statistik legten offen, dass die Verteilung von AT-Varianten vielmehr signifikant von phylogenetischen Abstammungslinien abhängt. Deshalb sind ATs nicht als Marker für Pathotypen geeignet (Zude et al., 2014). Während des bislang größten Ausbruchs von Shiga-Toxin-produzierenden E. coli (STEC) im Jahre 2011 in Deutschland waren wir eines der Teams, welches die genomischen Eigenschaften zweier Isolate analysieren konnte. Basierend auf MLST und Detektion orthologer Proteine zu bekannten E. coli Referenzgenomen konnte ihre enge phylogenetische Verwandschaft und Ähnlichkeit des gesamten Genoms zum enteroaggregativen E. coli (EAEC) 55989 aufgedeckt werden. Im Detail identifizierten wir VFs von STEC und EAEC Pathotypen, vor allem das Prophagen-kodierte Shiga-Toxin (Stx) und ein Plasmid des pAA-Typs kodierend für aggregative Adhärenz-Fimbrien. Die Epidemie wurde demnach durch einen ungewöhnlichen Hybrid-Pathotyp vom O104:H4 Serotyp verursacht. Zusätzlich identifizierten wir die Grundlage für den multiresistenten Phänotyp dieser Ausbruchsstämme auf einem Extended-Spektrum-beta-Laktamase (ESBL) Plasmid über Vergleiche mit Referenzplasmiden. Mit diesen Informationen konnten wir ein horizontales Gentransfer-Modell (HGT) zum Auftreten dieses Pathogenen vorschlagen (Brzuszkiewicz et al., 2011). Ähnlich zu ExPEC sind E. coli Isolate boviner Mastitiden genotypisch und phänotypisch sehr divers, und viele Studien scheiterten am Versuch eine positive Assoziation vermeintlicher VFs nachzuweisen. Stattdessen gilt Lipopolysaccharid (LPS) als entscheidender Faktor zur intramammären Entzündung. Gleichwohl wurde ein mammärer pathogener E. coli (MPEC) Pathotyp vorgeschlagen, der mutmaßlich Stämme umfasst, welche eher geeignet sind eine bovine Mastitis auszulösen und über Virulenz-Merkmale von Kommensalen abgegrenzt werden können. Wir sequenzierten acht E. coli Isolate aus serösem Eutersekret und sechs fäkale Kommensale (Leimbach et al., 2016). Bei zwei Mastitisisolaten wurden die Genome vollständig geschlossen (Leimbach et al., 2015). Anhand der genomischen Sequenz des Mastitis-assoziierten E. coli (MAEC) Stamms 1303 wurde das Gencluster zur Biosynthese seines O70 LPS O-Antigens aufgeklärt. Wir analysierten die phylogenetische Abstammung unserer Stammsammlung plus elf bovin-assoziierter E. coli Referenzstämme, aber konnten weder MAEC noch Kommensale bestimmten Phylogruppen innerhalb eines Core-Genom Stammbaums aus Referenz-E. coli eindeutig zuordnen. Eine ausführliche Gengehalt-Analyse konnte keine funktionelle Konvergenz innerhalb von Kommensalen oder MAEC identifizieren. Stattdessen besitzen beide nur sehr wenige Genfamilien, die bevorzugt in einer der beiden Pathotypen vorkommen. Weder eine Gengehalt- noch eine ecoli_VF_collection-Analyse konnte zeigen, dass eine signifikante Assoziation von bestimmten Virulenzfaktoren mit MAEC, im Vergleich zu bovinen fäkalen Kommensalen, besteht. Damit wurde die MPEC Hypothese widerlegt. Auch das genetische Repertoire von Rinder-assoziierten E. coli wird durch die phylogenetische Abstammung bestimmt. Dies ist überwiegend auch bei großen Virulenz-assoziierten Genclustern der Fall, die bisher mit Mastitis in Verbindung gebracht wurden. Dementsprechend sind MAEC fakultative und opportunistische Pathogene, die ihren Ursprung als Kommensale in der bovinen gastrointestinalen Mikrobiota haben (Leimbach et al., 2017). Obwohl traditionelle E. coli Pathotypen in der Diagnostik und Behandlung einen Zweck erfüllen, ist es offensichtlich, dass das derzeitige Typisierungs-System die genomische Plastizität von E. coli zu sehr vereinfacht. Die Gesamtgenom-Sequenzierung (WGS) deckte viele Nuancen pathogener E. coli auf, einschließlich entstehender hybrider oder heteropathogener Pathotypen. Diagnostische und medizinische Mikrobiologie müssen einen Schritt in Richtung Zukunft gehen und HTS-Technologien anwenden, um Patientenversorgung und Infektionskontrolle effizienter zu unterstützen. KW - Escherichia coli KW - Autotransporter KW - STEC KW - Bovine Mastitis KW - high-throughput sequencing KW - virulence factors KW - pathotypes KW - phylogeny KW - ecoli_VF_collection KW - bac-genomics-scripts KW - autotransporter KW - entero-aggregative-haemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EAHEC) KW - mastitis-associated Escherichia coli (MAEC) Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-154539 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schroten, Horst A1 - Wolske, Anja A1 - Plogmann, Ricarda A1 - Hanisch, Franz-Georg A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Uhlenbrück, Gerhard A1 - Wahn, Volker T1 - Binding of cloned S-fimbriated E. coli to human buccal epithelial cells-different inhibition of binding by neonatal saliva and adult saliva. N2 - Investigations were carried out on the adhesion of cloned S-fimbriated E. coli, labelled with fluoresceinisothiocyanate (FITC) to human buccal epithelial cells. Fluorescence microscopic analysis revealed binding of bacteria to 75-95% of epithelial cells. Inhibition experiments with fetuin, a 1-acid glycoprotein and N-acetyl neuraminic acid confirmed the specificity of bacterial binding to sialoglycoproteins. Further studies using saliva as an inhibitor resulted in a 4-5 times stronger binding inhibition by newborn saliva in comparison to adult saliva coinciding with a 4-5 times higher content of total N-acetyl neuraminic acid in samples of newborn saliva. In Western blot analysis sialoglycoprotein bands with a molecular weight >200 kD reacting with wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), were only identified in samples of newborn saliva. These bands are classified as mucins on account of molecular weight and staining. These data suggest that saliva mucins could represent a major defense mechanism against bacterial infections at a stage of ontogeny where the secretory IgAsystem is not yet developed. N2 - bestätigt werden. Wurde als Inhibitor Speichel eingesetzt, so ergab sich für den Speichel Neugeborener eine 4-Sfach stärkere Inhibition als für Erwachsenenspeichel Parallel dazu ergab die Untersuchung der Speichelproben für Neugeborene einen 4-Sfachen höheren. Die Adhäsion clonierter, Fluoresceinisothiocyanat (FITC)-markierter, S-Fimbrien tragender E. coli an menschliche Mundschleimhautzellen wurde untersucht. Die fluoreszenzmikroskopische Auswertung ergab, daß 75-95% der Schleimhautzellen Bakterien gebunden hatten. Die Spezifität der Bindung der Bakterien an Sialoglykoproteine konnte durch Inhibitionsexperimente mit Fetuin, saurem arGlykoprotein und N-acetyl-Neuraminsäure Gehalt an Gesamt-N-acetyl-Neuraminsäure. In Westerohlot Analysen konnten nur in Proben nativen Speichels Neugeborener mit Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) reagierende Sialoglykoproteinbanden mit Molekülmassen > 200 kD identifiziert werden, die aufgrund ihres Molekulargewichtes und Färbeverhaltens der Klasse der Mucine zuzuordnen sind. Speichelmucine können einen wichtigen Abwehrmechanismus gegen Infektionen in einer Periode der kindlichen Entwicklung darstellen, in der das sekretorische IgA-System noch nicht voll entwickelt ist. KW - Escherichia coli KW - Speichel KW - Neugeborenes KW - Erwachsener KW - Adhäsion Y1 - 1991 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-86291 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Morschhäuser, Joachim A1 - Vetter, Viktoria A1 - Korhonen, Timo A1 - Uhlin, Bernt Eric A1 - Hacker, Jörg T1 - Regulation and binding properties of S fimbriae cloned from E. coli strains causing urinary tract infection and meningitis N2 - S fimbriae are able to recognize receptor molecules containing sialic acid and are produced by pathogenic E. coli strains causing urinary tract infection and menigitis. In order to characterize the corresponding genetic determinant, termed S fimbrial adhesin ( sfa) gene duster, we have cloned the S-specific genes from a urinary pathogen and from a meningitis isolate. Nine genes are involved in the production of S fimbriae, two of these, sfaB and sfaC code for regulatory proteins being necessary for the expression of S fimbriae. Two promoters, PB and Pc, are located in front of these genes. Transcription of the sfa determinant is influenced by activation of the promotersvia SfaB and SfaC, the action of the H-NS protein and an RNaseE-specific mRNA processing. In addition, a third promoter, P A• located in front of the major subunit gene sfaA, can be activated under special circumstances. Four genes of the sfa determinant code for the subunit-specific proteins, SfaA (16 kda), SfaG (17 kda), SfaS (14 kda) and SfaH (29 kda). It was demonstrated that the protein SfaA is the major subunit protein while SfaS is identical to the sialic-acid-specific adhesin of S fimbriae. The introduction of specific mutations into sfaS revealed that a region of six amino acids of the adhesin which includes two lysine and one arginine residues is involved in the receptor specific interaction of S fimbriae. Additionally, it has been shown that SfaS is necessary for the induction of fimbriation while SfaH plays a role in the stringency of binding of S fimbriae to erythrocytes. KW - Escherichia coli KW - Harnwegsinfekt KW - Hirnhautentzündung Y1 - 1993 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-86140 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tschäpe, Helmut A1 - Bender, Larisa A1 - Ott, Manfred A1 - Wittig, Walter A1 - Hacker, Jörg T1 - Restriction fragments length polymorphism and virulence pattern of the veterinary pathogen Escherichia coli O139:K82:H1 N2 - Escherichia coli 0139: K82: H1 strains originating from outbreaks and single cases of oedema disease in pigs were characterized by their genomic restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), their virulence pattern, and by the occurrence as well as the genomic distribution of the determinants for hemolysin (hly) and verotoxins (shiga-like toxins; sltI, sltII). Whereas the RFLPs revealed considerable variation among the E. coli 0139: K82: H1 isolates depending the origin and epidemic source of the strains, the virulence gene slt II was found to be present in nearly all strains in a particular chromosomal region. Similar to RFLPs, the plasmid profiles are useful for epidemiological analysis. KW - Escherichia coli Y1 - 1992 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-86131 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Ott, Manfred A1 - Blum, Gabriele A1 - Marre, Reinhard A1 - Heesemann, Jürgen A1 - Tschäpe, Helmut A1 - Goebel, Werner T1 - Genetics of Escherichia coli uropathogenicity: Analysis of the O6:K15:H31 isolate 536 N2 - E. coli strain 536 (06: K15: H31) isolated from a case of acute pyelonephritis, expresses S-fimbrial adhesins, P-related fimbriae, common type I fimbriae, and hemolysins. The respective chromosomally encoded determinants were cloned by constructing a genomic library of this strain. Furthermore, the strain produces the iron uptake substance, enterocheline, damages HeLa cells, and behaves in a serum-resistant mode. Genetic analysis of spontaneously arising non-hemolytic variants revealed that some of the virulence genes were physically linked to large unstable DNA regions, termed "pathogenicity islands", which were mapped in the respective positions on the E. coli K-12linkage map. By comparing the wild type strain and mutants in in vitro and in vivo assays, virulence features have been evaluated. In addition, a regulatory cross talk between adhesin determinants was found for the wild-type isolate. This particular mode of virulence regulation is missing in the mutant strain. KW - Escherichia coli KW - Genetik Y1 - 1992 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71578 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Parkkinen, Jaakko A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Korhonen, Timo K. T1 - Enhancement of tissue plasminogen activator-catalyzed plasminogen activation by Escherichia coli S fimbriae associated with neonatal septicaemia and meningitis. N2 - The effect of Escherichia coli strains isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid of septic infants on plasminogen activation was studied. These strains typically carry a filamentous surface protein, S fimbria, that has formerly been shown to bind to endothelial cells and interact with plasminogen. The bacteria effectively promoted plasminogen activation by tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) which was inhibited by e-aminocaproic acid. A recombinant strain expressing S fimbriae accelerated t-PAcatalyzed plasminogen activation to a similar extent as did the wild-type strains whereas the nonfimbriate recipient strain had no effect. After incubation with t-PA and plasminogen, the S-fimbriate strain displayed bacterium-bound plasmin activity whereas the nonfimbriate strain did not. Bacterium-associated plasmin generation was also observed with a strain expressing mutagenized S fimbriae that Iack the cell-binding subunit SfaS but not with a strain lacking the major subunit SfaA. Both t-PA and plasminogen bound to purified S fimbriae in a lysine-dependent manner and purified S fimbriae accelerated t-PA-catalyzed plasminogen activation. The results indicate that E. coli S fimbriae form a complex with t-PA and plasminogen which enhances the rate of plasminogen activation and generates bacterium-bound plasmin. This may promote bacterial invasion and persistence in tissues and contribute to the systemic activation of fibrinolysis in septicaemia. KW - Escherichia coli Y1 - 1991 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71566 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Schrettenbrunner, A. A1 - Schröter, G. A1 - Schmidt, G. A1 - Düvel, H. A1 - Goebel, W. T1 - Characterization of Escherichia coli wild-type strains by means of agglutination with antisera raised against cloned P-, S- and MS-fimbriae antigens, hemagglutination, serotyping and hemolysin-production N2 - E. coli stcains isolated from patients with urinary tcact infecrions (UTn very often possess mannose"sensitive (MS) and mannose-resistant (MR) adherence facmrs (fimbriae). According to their receptor specificity the mannose-resistant adhesins can be divided inm several types, P, S, M and X. We have cloned rhe determinants of rhree groups of UTI E. coli adhesins, MS, p and S, and prepared specific aorisera against the fimbriae antigens. 189 hernagglutination (HA+) -positive stcains, 96 fecal isolates and 93 strains isoJated from UTI . have been tesred with rhese specific antisera and further characterized by receptor specific : HA, HA parteras and further of rhe "common 0 serogroups" 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 018, ' 025, 075, most prevalenr in UTI, and hemolysin production. · 68 (73 %) of the UTI srrains a.nd 50 (52%) of the fecal isolates showed P-receptor specificiry; 16 (17%) of the uropathogenic bacteria and 33 (34%) of the fecal strains exhibited S, M or X-fimbriae antigens. 24% of rhe P-hemagglutinating (P+) strains reacted wirb P (F8)-specific antiserum. In contrast, more than three quaner of the s+-srrains were agglutinated by S-specific antiserum. HA-pattern VJ and 018 amigen were found to be associared with P-fimbriae strains, wbereas HA-pattern V and VII and the 0 anrigens 02 (M-type), 06 and 018 (5-type) occurred most frequently in p- -strains. A high percentage of P-fimbriated strains showed mannose-sensitive hemagglurination and hemolysin production. N2 - E. co/i-Stämme, die von Patienten mit Urogenitaltraktinfektionen (UTI) isoliert werden, weisen oftmals Mannose-sensitive (MS) und Mannose-resistente (MR) Adhärenzfaktoren (Fimbrien) auf. Entsprechend ihrer Rezeptorspezifität können die MR-Adhäsine in verschiedene Gruppen, P, S, M und X unterteilt werden. Vor kurzem haben wir die Determinanten von drei Gruppen der UTI E. coli-Adhäsine, MS, P und S, kloniert und spezifische Antiseren gegen diese Fimbrienantigene hergestellt. 189 Hämagglutinations (HA +)-positive Stämme,. 96 Isolate aus Stuhlproben und 93 Stämme von Patienten mit UTl, wurden mit diesen Fimbrienantigen-spezifischen Antiseren getestet. Sie wurden weiterhin bezüglich ihrer rezeptorspezifischen HA, ihres HA-Musters, dem Vorkommen der 0-Serogruppen 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 018, 025, 075 ("common 0-serogroups"), die bei Harnwegsisolaten vorherrschen, und der Hämolysinbildung charakterisiert. 68 (73 %) der UTl-Stämme und 50 (52%) der fäkalen lsolate zeigten P-Rezeptorspezifität; 16 ( 17%) uropathogene Stämme und 33 (34%) Stämme aus Stuhlproben prägten S, M oder X-Fimbrienantigene aus. 24% der P-hämagglutinierenden (P+) Stämme reagierten mit P (F8)-spezifischem Antiserum. lm Gegensatz dazu reagierten mehr als drei Viertel der s+ -Stämme mit dem S-spezifischen Antiserum. Das HA-Muster Vl und 018- Antigen wurden meistenteils bei p+ -Stämmen gefunden; die HA-Muster V und Vll und die 0-Antigene 02 (M-Typ), 06 und 018 (S-Typ) wurden vorzugsweise bei p--Stämmen nachgewiesen. Ein hoher Prozentsatz von P-fimbrierten Stämmen zeigte Mannose-sensitive Hämagglutination und Hämolysinbildung. KW - Escherichia coli Y1 - 1986 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72992 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Gadeberg, Ole V. A1 - Orskov, Ida T1 - Role of alpha-Hemolysin for the in vitro Phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Escherichia coli N2 - The_role of a-hemolysin for the elimination of Eschericbia coli by phagocyres in vitro was investigated using sets of isogenic strains which included wild-type a -hemolyric srrains, derived strains with a reduced production of a-hemolysin and derived nonhemolytic strains. Phagocyrosis and intracellular killing of the bacteria by human blood granulocytes or monocytes were measured using growth inhibition rechniques. a-hemolytic strains were phagocytosed and killed ro a Jesser extent than isogenic strains with a reduced production of o:hemoJysin and isogenic nonhemolytic strains. The results obrained with granulocyres were similar to rhose obtained with monocyres although the elimination of bacteria by monocytes was less than that by granulocytes. These resulcs strongJy suggest that production of ahemolysin is a means by which E. coli counteracrs the activity of phagocytes by injuring these cells with the toxin. N2 - Die Rolle von a-Hämolysin bei der in vitro·Eliminierung von Escherichia coli durch Phagozyten wurde unter Verwendung isogener Stämme einschließlich von a-hämolysierenden Wildstämmen, davon abstammenden Stämmen mit reduzierter a-Hämolysin-Bildung und davon abstammenden nicht hämolysierenden Stämmen untersuche. Phagozytose und intrazelluläre Abtötung der Bakterien durch Granulozyten oder Monozyten im menschlieben Blut wurden u.nter Verwendung von Wachstums-Hemmtechniken gemessen. o:-hämolysierende Stämme wurden in geringerem Maße als isogene Stämme mit einer geringeren Hämolysin-Bildung und isogene nicht hämolysierende Stämme pbago:z.ytiert und ;~bgetötet. Die mit Granulozyten erzielten Ergebnisse waren den bei Monozyten ähnlich, obwohl die Bakterienelimination durch Monozyten geringer war als durch Granulozyten. Diese Ergebnisse deuten stark darauf hin, daß die Bildung von a-Hämolysin ein Mine) ist, mit dem E. coli der Aktivität der Phagozyten durch Schädigung dieser Zellen mit dem Toxin entgegenwirkt. KW - Escherichia coli Y1 - 1989 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-73019 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Ulmer, E. A1 - Fasske, E. A1 - Schmidt, G. T1 - Isolation and characterization of coliphage Omega18A specific for Escherichia coli O18ac strains N2 - The bactedophage Q18A, specific for Escherichia coli 018ac srrains, was isolated frorn sewage. The results of host range and conjugation experiments showed that the sensitivity of bacteria to the phage is associated with rhe presence of 018ac antigens. With sorne of rhe 018 strains rhe phage Q18A produces clear Iysis on bacterial lawns only when applied at a high multiplicity and moreover the phage does not multiply. With rhe help of the phage Ql8A, E. coli 0 18ac strains could be divided inro rwo serologically clistinct subgroups called 018A and 018A1• E. coli strains belanging to the sugroup 0 ISAare sensitive to phage Q t8A wheteas bacteria of subgroup A1 are resistanr. N2 - Der Bakteriophage Q18A, der spezifisch Escherichia coli 018ac Bakterien lysierr, wurde aus Abwasser isoliert. Die Untersuchungen des Wirtsbereichs und Konjugationsversuche zeigten, daß die Sensitivität der Bakterien gegenüber dem Phagen mit dem Vorhandensein des 0 '18ac Antigens assoziiert ist. Bei eir1igen 0 18 Stämmen wird nur bei Anwendung hoher Phagenkonzentrationen eine klare Lysis auf dem Bakterienrasen erzeugt. Darüber hinaus läßt sich der Phage auf diesen Stämmen nicht vermehren. Mit Hilfe des Phagen Q l8A konnten E, wli 0 18ac Stämme in zwei serologische Subgruppen unteneilt werden, die als 0 lHA und 0 l8A 1 bezeichnet werden. E. coli Bakterien der Subgruppe 0 ISA sind gegenüber dem Phagen Ql8A sensitiv und diejenigen der Subgruppe 0 18A 1 sind resistent. KW - Escherichia coli Y1 - 1987 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-73001 ER - TY - THES A1 - Seo, Ean Jeong T1 - Construction of recombinant E. coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) strains for the expression and secretion of defensins T1 - Konstruktion von rekombinanten E. coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) Stämmen, die Defensine exprimieren bzw. sekretieren N2 - Der probiotische Escherichia coli Stamm Nissle 1917 (EcN) ist eines der wenigen Probiotika, die als aktive Komponente eines Medikaments in mehreren Ländern zugelassen sind. Am besten ist die Wirksamkeit des EcN für die Remissionserhaltung von an Colitis Ulcerosa leidenden Patienten dokumentiert. Diese Fähigkeit ist vermutlich darauf zurückzuführen, dass EcN in der Lage ist die Produktion des humanen beta-Defensins 2 (HBD2) mittels seiner Flagelle zu Induzieren. In dieser Studie wurden rekombinante EcN Stämme konstruiert, die ein Defensin zu produzieren vermögen. Zu diesem Zweck wurden Kodon-optimierte Defensingene in Expressionsplasmidvektoren kloniert, die entweder die Proform mit der Signalsequenz oder die reife Defensinform des humanen -Defensins 5 (HD5) oder des humanen -Defensins 2 (HBD2) unter der Kontrolle des T7-Promotors kodieren. Die Synthese dieser Defensine wurde mittels Western-Blot nach der Induktion der Expression und der Lyse der rekombinanten EcN Stämme demonstriert. Das rekombinante reife HBD2 mit einem N-terminalen His-Tag konnte mittels Ni-Säulen-Chromatographie aufgereinigt werden. Das so gewonnene HBD2 zeigte antimikrobielle Aktivität gegen E. coli, Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium und Listeria monocytogenes. In einem zweiten Ansatz wurde der Teil des HBD2-Gens mit dem yebF-Gen fusioniert, der das reife HBD2 kodiert. Das resultierende Fusionsprotein YebFMHBD2 wurde von dem entsprechenden EcN Stamm nach Induktion der Expression sekretiert. Die Präsenz von YebFMHBD2 im Medium war nicht das Ergebnis von Zellyse wie Western-Blots spezifisch für die -Galaktosidase und das Maltose-Bindeprotein mit dem Kulturüberstand zeigten. Dieser Kulturüberstand inhibierte das Wachstum von E. coli, Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium und Listeria monocytogenes nach Dialyse und Aufkonzentration sowohl in Agardiffusionsassays als auch in Flüssigcokultur. Damit konnte gezeigt werden, dass EcN ein für die Produktion von bestimmten humanen Defensinen geeignetes Probiotikum darstellt. EcN ist bei der Behandlung von Morbus Crohn Patienten nicht aktiv. Dies ist vermutlich in der genetisch bedingten Unfähigkeit zur ausreichenden Defensinproduktion solcher Individuen begründet. Als ein erster Schritt in der Entwicklung von alternativen Ansätzen zur Behandlung Morbus Crohn Patienten wurden in dieser Arbeit EcN Stämme konstruiert, die in der Lage sind HD5 oder HBD2 zu produzieren. N2 - The probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) is one of the few probiotics licensed as a medication in several countries. Best documented is its effectiveness in keeping patients suffering from ulcerative colitis (UC) in remission. This might be due to its ability to induce the production of human beta defensin 2 (HBD2) in a flagellin-dependent way in intestinal epithelial cells. In contrast to ulcerative colitis, for Crohn´s disease (CD) convincing evidence is lacking that EcN might be clinically effective, most likely due to the genetically based inability of sufficient defensin production in CD patients. As a first step in the development of an alternative approach for the treatment of CD patients, EcN strains were constructed which were able to produce human alpha-defensin 5 (HD5) or beta-defensin 2 (HBD2). For that purpose codon-optimized defensin genes encoding either the proform with the signal sequence or the mature form of human alpha defensin 5 (HD5) or the gene encoding HBD2 with or without the signal sequence were cloned in an expression vector plasmid under the control of the T7 promoter. Synthesis of the encoded defensins was shown by Western blots after induction of expression and lysis of the recombinant EcN strains. Recombinant mature HBD2 with an N-terminal His-tag could be purified by Ni-column chromatography and showed antimicrobial activity against E. coli, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes. In a second approach, that part of the HBD2-gene which encodes mature HBD2 was fused with yebF gene. The resulting fusion protein YebFMHBD2 was secreted from the encoding EcN mutant strain after induction of expression. Presence of YebFMHBD2 in the medium was not the result of leakage from the bacterial cells, as demonstrated in the spent culture supernatant by Western blots specific for ß-galactosidase and maltose-binding protein. The dialyzed and concentrated culture supernatant inhibited the growth of E. coli, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes in radial diffusion assays as well as in liquid coculture. This demonstrates EcN to be a suitable probiotic E. coli strain for the production of certain defensins. KW - Escherichia coli KW - Probiotikum KW - Rekombinante DNS KW - Genexpression KW - Defensine KW - Probiotic KW - Recombinant defensins KW - E. coli Nissle 1917 KW - HBD2 KW - HD5 KW - Antimicrobial activity KW - Secretion Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72005 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ott, M. A1 - Hacker, Jörg T1 - Analysis of the variability of S fimbriae expression in an Escherichia coli pathogen. N2 - The uropathogenic Escherichia coli wiJd..:type strain 536 produces S-fimbriae, P-related fimbriae and type I fimbriae. Using immuno-colony dot and ELISA techniques, variants were detected showing an increased degree of S-fimbrial production. It was demonstrated by itrtmunofluorescence microscopy that in noimal (wild-type) and hyperS- fimbriated E. coli populaiions non-fimbriated cells also · exist, and that the percentage of Sfinibrlated and non-fimbriated bacteria was roughly identica1 in either population. Hyper-Sfimbriated variants could be stably maintained. The transition from wild-type to hyper-S-fimbriation, which occurs spontaneously, is markedly higher than vice versa. Southern blot analysis of the S fimbrial adhesin (sfa) determinants of normal and hyper-fimbriated strains revealed no marked difference in the gene structure. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Escherichia coli KW - S-fimbria KW - Variability KW - Expression Y1 - 1991 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59695 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmoll, T. A1 - Morschhäuser, J. A1 - Ott, M. A1 - Ludwig, B. A1 - Van Die, I. A1 - Hacker, Jörg T1 - Complete genetic organization and functional aspects of the Escherichia coli S fimbrial adhesin determinant: nucleotide sequence of the genes sfaB, C, D, E, F. N2 - The S fimbrial adhesin (sfa) determinant of E. co/i comprises nine genes situated on a stretch of 7.9 kilobases (kb) DNA. Here the nucleotide sequence of the genes sfa B and sfaC situated proximal to the main structural gene sfaA is described. Sfa-LacZ fusions show that the two genes are transcribed in opposite directions. The isolation of mutants in the proximal region of the sfa gene cluster, the construction of sfa-phoA gene fusions and subsequent transcomplementation sturlies indicated that the genes sfaB and sfaC play a role in regulation of the sfa determinant. ln addition the nucleotide sequence of the genes sfa D, sfa E and sfa F situated between the genes sfaA and sfaG responsible for S subunit proteins, were determined. lt is suggested that these genes are involved in transport and assembly of fimbrial subunits. Thus the entire genetic organization of the sfa determinant is presented and compared with the gene clusters coding for P fimbriae (pap), F1 C fimbriae (foc) and type I fimbriae ( fim). The evolutionary relationship of fimbrial adhesin determinants is discussed. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Escherichia coli KW - S fimbrial adhesin (Sfa) KW - genetic organization KW - gene regulation KW - nucleotide sequence Y1 - 1990 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59661 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krallmann-Wenzel, U. A1 - Ott, M. A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Schmidt, G T1 - Chromosomal mapping of genes encoding mannose-sensitive (type I) and mannose-resistant F8(P) fimbriae of Escherichia coli O18:K5:H5 N2 - DNA hybridization experiments demonstrated that the gene clusters encoding the F8 fimbriae (fei) as well as the type I fimbriae (pi/) exist in a single copy on the chromosome of E. coli 018:K5 strain 2980. In conjugation experiments with appropriate donors, the chromosomal site of these gene clusters was determined. The pil genes were mapped close to the gene clusters thr and Jeu controlling the biosynthesis of threonine and leucine, respectively. The fei genes were found to be located close to the galactose operon (gal) between the position 17 and 21 of the E. coli chromosomallinkage map. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Escherichia coli KW - F1 KW - F8 fimbriae KW - Gene cloning KW - Gene mapping Y1 - 1989 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59545 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Munoa, F. A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Juarez, A. T1 - Characterization of a chromosomal mutant that blocks hemolysin excretion in Escherichia coli N2 - We analyzed an Escherichia coli strain which harbours a chromosomal mutation that blocks the hemolysin excretion. Compartmentation studies showed that hemolysin accumulates in the cytoplasm and not in the periplasm. The mutation did not affect the SDS-PAGE protein pattern of the outer membrane, although some alterations were apparent in the periplasmic protein pattern. The mutant strain, E. coli Hsb-1 also failed to export a cloned fimbrial adhesin. The mutation maps in the min. 3.5 of the E. coli genetic map. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Hemolysin excretion KW - Escherichia coli KW - Mutant Y1 - 1988 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59534 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmoll, T. A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Goebel, W. T1 - Nucleotide sequence of the sfaA gene coding for the S fimbrial protein subunit of Escherichia coli N2 - The sfaA gene of the uropathogenic Escherichia coli 06 strain 536, which is responsible for the determination of the S fimbrial protein subunit, was sequenced. The structural gene codes for a polypeptide of 180 amino acids including a 24-residue N-terminal signal sequence. A size of 15.95 kDa was calculated for the processed SfaA protein. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences show significant homology to those of the F1C fimbria and, to a lesser extent, of the mannose- sensitive hemagglutinating fimbria (FimA, PilA). Only week homology toP fimbriae subunits (F72 , Pap) was found. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Escherichia coli KW - Fimbria KW - (Nucleotide sequence KW - sfaA gene) Y1 - 1987 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59480 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hacker, Jörg A1 - Ott, M. A1 - Schmidt, G. A1 - Hull, R. A1 - Goebel, W. T1 - Molecular cloning of the F8 fimbrial antigen from Escherichia coli N2 - The genetic determinant coding for the Pspecific F8 fimbriae was cloned from · the chromosome of the Escherichia coli wild-type strain 2980 (018: K5: H5: FlC, F8). The F8 determinant was further subcloned into the Pstl site of pBR322 and a restriction map was established. In a Southern hybridization experiment identity between the chromosomally encoded F8 determinant of 2980 and its cloned Counterpart was demonstrated. The cloned F8 fimbriäe and those of the wild type strain consist of a protein subunit of nearly 20 kDa. F8 fimbriated strains were agglutinated by an F8 polyclonal antiserum, caused mannose-resistant hemagglutination and attached to human uroepi thellal cells. The cloned F8 determinant was weil expressed in a variety of host strains. KW - Infektionsbiologie KW - Escherichia coli KW - antigen KW - F8 fimbriae KW - gene cloning Y1 - 1986 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59391 ER -